UrBackup is a free and open-source client/server backup system. It allows to backup client servers to the server backup or to the external device. In this tutorial, we will discuss the steps to install UrBackup on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before we start with the installation process, we should have the following prerequisites:
First, we should update the Ubuntu server to the latest version. For this, we can run the following command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
To install the UrBackup server, we need to add the UrBackup repository to our Ubuntu system. For this, we can follow the given command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:uroni/urbackup
After adding the repository, we should update the packages list:
sudo apt update
Now, let's install the UrBackup server by running this command:
sudo apt install urbackup-server
This command will install the UrBackup server along with the required dependencies.
Let's configure the UrBackup server by editing the configuration file /etc/default/urbackup-server:
sudo nano /etc/default/urbackup-server
Here, we should set these parameters as per our requirement:
DAEMON_ARGS: The server address and port on which UrBackup should listen to. The default value is --daemon --config /etc/urbackup/urbackup-server.conf --logfile /var/log/urbackup-server.log --syslog --pidfile /var/run/urbackup-server.pid. We recommend leaving the default values.AUTO_START: To start the UrBackup server automatically on the server boot, set this parameter to true.After changing the respective values, we should save the file and exit.
After configuring the UrBackup server, we can start the service by using the following command:
sudo systemctl start urbackup-server
To check whether the server is running or not, we can use this command:
sudo systemctl status urbackup-server
If the server is running, we will see an output similar to this:
urbackup-server.service - LSB: UrBackup Server
Loaded: loaded (/etc/init.d/urbackup-server; generated)
Active: active (exited) since ...
...
The UrBackup Web Interface can be accessed by visiting the server hostname or IP address followed by the port number 55414. For example, http://192.168.1.1:55414.
To log in to the UrBackup Web Interface, we should use the default username admin and password urbackup.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install and configure the UrBackup server on Ubuntu Server Latest. With UrBackup, we can easily backup and restore data from client servers to the backup server. We can also schedule automated backups to ensure the data is always protected.
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